Reports and Documents

As a major global economic driving force, the transport sector –and in particular the automotive sector– has provided employment and shaped technological progress over the course of a century. This is true for Germany as much as it is for China. Daunting climate and environmental concerns have cast a large shadow on this development.

The Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report (APTIR) is a major annual publication of the Trade, Investment and Innovation Division of United Nations ESCAP.

If India continues with its current trend of ‘poorly planned, sprawling and unconnected’ pattern of urbanisation, it could cost the country upto USD 1.8 trillion by mid-century finds this study by New Climate Economy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution in Delhi, 29/11/2016. The methodology for calculation of pollution index in various parts of world is not same. Cities can be ranked on the basis of different criteria pollutants with different results.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution due to Burning of Paddy Stubble, 29/11/2016. Burning of paddy stubble has been banned in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollutants in River Systems, 29/11/2016. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) along with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) is monitoring the river water quality across the country through a network of 1275 monitoring stations on various rivers under National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWQMP).

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Particulate Matter, 29/11/2016. The Central Pollution Control Board has reported concentration of particulate matter less than 10 micron (PM10) as1297 μg/ m3 at one of the monitoring location in Delhi on 30.11.2016.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on National Wetland Conservation Programme, 29/11/2016. The National Wetland Conservation Programme (NWCP) has been merged in
February, 2013 with another scheme of National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) to avoid overlap and promote better synergy into a new integrated scheme of National

Question raised in Lok Sabha on National Lake Conservation Programme, 29/11/2016. The National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) has been merged in February,
2013 with another scheme of National Wetlands Conservation Programme (NWCP) to avoid overlap and promote better synergy into a new integrated scheme of National

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Inter-Ministerial Plan to Fight Drought, 29/11/2016. The State Governments are primarily responsible for taking necessary relief measures in the wake of natural calamities including drought.